Adventure of Link Ex Post Facto Game Design: Miyamoto Takes a Different Approach

[Curmudgeon]

Behold, my first ZD thread (be nice)

So, as I was stabbing Shadow Link in the face this morning, I got to thinking... What, you don't indulge in introspection while committing digital violence? Whatever.

1986: Shigeru Miyamoto is contemplating his fundamental redesign of the Legend of Zelda. I, having mastered time travel and projection into the human subconscious, I show him a vision. (This is my hypothetical. I can combine Dr. Who and Inception if I want to). Instead of what we know as the Adventure of Link, I reveal glimpses of Link's Awakening. Based on this, he decides to create a true sequel to The Legend of Zelda.

What does that game look like? How does it affect the future of the series?

Discuss.

 

[Dragoncat]

Well I havent played either AoL or LA...so I really dont know.

 

[Curmudgeon]

The most important thing is having played LoZ and LttP. I was interested in what people thought a traditional 2D Zelda game would look like as a stopgap between the two and how that might affect the series at large.